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5 Steps to Recovering a Gut Shot Deer

Unfortunately, bowhunters don’t make perfect double lung or heart shots every time. Here’s how to proceed if you hit a deer in the paunch.

December 17, 2025

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3 Surprising Tracking Dog Tales

When it comes to finding a hunter’s deer or bear, the author has learned time and time again that a tracking dog knows best.

November 28, 2025

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Blood-Tracking Dogs — The Nose Knows

What every hunter should know about blood-tracking dogs.

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Pope and Young Statement on Tracking Dog Use

Can you enter a buck into Pope and Young's record book if you recover the animal with aid of a tracking dog? Yes, provided you follow four important provisions.

October 20, 2021